intellij idea - How do you change background color in the settings of JetBrain's IDE?

Question

What are the settings to change the background color in JetBrains' IDE?

• Project explorer pane
• Console pane
• Code editor
• Other Panes

I'm running v12.1.6 Ultimate Version. Are there major differences between different versions of the software?

Answer 1

Console pane:

Settings / Editor / Colors & Fonts / Console colors

Console, background

Project view:

Settings / File colors

Add (Alt+insert), choose 'project files' scope, select a color.

Uncheck the 'Use in editor tabs' checkbox, make sure to check 'Use in project view'

Main view (general):

Settings / Editor / Color & fonts / General

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